Council news
Plans to erect a ‘wooden log cabin’ at a farmhouse on green belt land on the Dudley-South Staffordshire border have been dealt a blow after a planning appeal was dismissed...
A 31 year old man former Dudley scrap dealer has been ordered to pay more than £800 by magistrates after he pleaded guilty to transporting scrap metal without having the licence to do so...
A scrap metal dealer from Mill Street, Great Bridge has been found guilty of failing to have a licence to carry waste – despite failing to turn up to court...
A bouncer at a popular night club in Wolverhampton yesterday pleaded guilty to fly-tipping – and found himself landed with a bill of more than £1,300...
A benefit cheat who was overpaid more than £2,100 has been ordered to pay nearly £870 by magistrates in Stafford...
Postal voters from across South Staffordshire are being reminded that they risk losing their chance to vote by post if they don’t renew their postal vote applications...
Single Equality Scheme Consultation
The tourism industry in South Staffordshire is still bringing in thousands of people and millions of pounds every year and is key to economic recovery according to a top South Staffordshire councillor...
Live in Great Wyrley? They're looking to open a community café in the heart of the village...
A benefit cheat who was overpaid more than £2,100 has been ordered to pay nearly £700 by magistrates in Stafford...
Walkers looking for a bit more of a challenge are being encouraged to put their best foot forward as a brand new series of walks kick-off in the South Staffordshire village of Bilbrook later this month...
South Staffordshire Council is joining forces with Lichfield District Council and Tamworth Borough Council to deliver its Building Control service in a move which council bosses expect will save over £10,000 a year...
Bosses at South Staffordshire Council have been celebrating after the council’s election team retained a national award for its outstanding customer service...
Job hunters living in the South Staffordshire village of Essington are being given a New Year boost after it was announced that a new work club will open in the village in January...
Plans to establish a permanent gypsy site on green belt land in Coven Heath in South Staffordshire have been refused by a government planning inspector...
Plans to build thirty two new homes in a development in Cheslyn Hay have been dealt a blow after government inspectors deemed that the development would have a detrimental impact on existing homes in the village...
Jaguar Land Rover are set to move to i54 South Staffordshire, creating at least 750 new jobs...
Great new offer for local homes...
Just under half of the vehicles stopped as part of a council and police-led operation in the South Staffordshire village of Wombourne have been ordered to have repairs done to them to make them roadworthy...
More than thirty job hunters from the South Staffordshire village of Wombourne have already taken advantage of the village’s new work club...
South Staffordshire Council is helping making the lives of unwanted dogs a little easier again this Christmas after staff dug deep and donated over £200 and a mountain of dog food for Sunnyside Kennels in Coven...
We’re offering a fantastic deal for our locally registered taxi drivers, operators and support staff...
Trading Standards Institute is urging consumers to be aware of rogue telephone cold callers offering energy saving devices after trading standards up and down the country reported hundreds of complaints...
Job hunters in Wombourne are being given the opportunity to bolster their CV and get back to work thanks to a new work club which is opening in the village on Tuesday 29th November...
South Staffordshire Council leader, Councillor Brian Edwards has launched a new Facebook page where people can hear more from him about his job as leader of the council...
The Chairman of South Staffordshire Council, Councillor Sonja Oatley has praised the ‘Blitz spirit’ of council staff after they stepped back in time to raise cash for troop charity Combat Stress and the Fire Fighters Charity...
Aspiring athletes and community champions are celebrating after news that the South Staffordshire villages of Great Wyrley and Newtown will host the olympic torch...
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